Knowsley Council has successfully prosecuted the former owner and former director of Star Noodle, a takeaway located in Derby Road, Huyton for breaches of food hygiene legislation.
Mei Ling Wang of Moscow Drive, Liverpool, the director of the company which previously operated the business, pleaded guilty on 2 October 2025 to 6 charges of breaching food safety regulations through her negligence as a company director.
She was fined £1382 (reduced to £983 due a guilty plea) and was ordered to pay 2744.60 towards the council’s costs.
Officers from Knowsley Council’s Environmental Health Service visited Star Noodle on 20 November 2024 and found that the premises and equipment were very dirty and there was evidence of rat activity in the kitchen and storage rooms. The business had also failed to put in place a system to manage food safety.
The owner of the takeaway voluntarily agreed to close the shop until officers were satisfied that it no longer posed a risk to health.
An investigation carried out by Environmental Health Officers found that inadequate precautions had been put in place to control pests and that the building had not been maintained in a way that would prevent rodents from entering the takeaway.
The takeaway changed ownership in July 2025 and the new owners are not linked to this prosecution.
Cllr Shelley Powell, Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods, said “We will continue to identify and take action against any businesses who breaches food safety legislation – it’s there to protect the public and it’s our responsibility to enforce it.”